AS2012 is continuing to be offered at a reduced price for those looking for an integrated graphics/weather solution, or as a graphics solution to be used with ASN.

High-Fidelity Weather Simulation and High-Definition Graphics for FSX! Now upgraded to Service Pack 2!

Active Sky 2012 expands on the award-winning Active Sky Weather Engine and combines it with brand new high-definition graphics, fully integrated to debut what we call "Total Weather Immersion".

Over 16GB (uncompressed size) of high-definition graphics textures in dozens of categories are at your fingertips - accompanied by advanced imaging techniques including high-quality down-sampling and user-recoloring. Easily create your own texture variations with a few clicks of the mouse. Route awareness, weather-influenced selections, custom themes, universal graphics add-on integration and a clean, intuitive interface provide robust command of the total experience.

New Service Pack 2 Upgrade!
Service Pack 2 has been official released, and this comprehensive upgrade to the #1 weather simulation engine for desktop flight simulation brings significant improvements in many areas, further increasing realism, enhancing visuals, and super-charging the overall weather experience

On the graphics side, tons of brand new graphics variants have been injected, and existing graphics were tweaked for better visuals and variety. Some of the new graphics include 59 cloud variations, 22 water wave variations, 74 taxiway variations, 40 runway variations and 20 new sky variations, all in extremely-high detail and focused on what users have been asking for. In addition, new SP2-based themes and new customization allowing items to be enabled or disabled from wx-influenced selections are provided.

Many fixes are also included, with adjustments and fine-tuning based on user feedback. All together, this represents the biggest service pack for Active Sky ever produced, creating the most advanced weather environment solution to date.

Includes Sounds
Several styles of high-quality thunder and rain sounds are provided to accompany your assortment of graphics.

Custom 3D Cloud Generation
Control the generation of your 3D Cloud textures by independently selecting the different elements including Cumulus sprites, Wispy sprites and Stratus sprites.

High-Resolution Runways
You can also control generation of runway textures including the surface style and features (cracks, rubber, oil, dust, etc.) independently. Runway textures are provided in unprecedented resolution and maintain clarity and sharpness even at extreme zoom levels.

Accurate Winds Aloft
Using global forecast data at 60x60nm resolution, winds aloft around the globe are simulated and smoothed using HiFi's exclusive Direct Weather Control techniques.

Hurricane Simulation
Hurricanes are depicted using advanced virtual station-generation and real data to provide a realistic weather experience within and in the vicinity of these massive storms.

Real-Time Sigmets and Airmets for the Continental United States
Actual Airmet and Sigmet data is provided from live data.

Weather Editing with Drag And Drop
Manually configure every aspect of the weather conditions and apply it to any station and range - or visually drag and drop preset weather conditions directly on the map.

Real-Time Global Networked Pilot Reports
All Active Sky users will receive networked Pireps as posted by other users, and can make a Pirep at any time.

Station Database Management
The user is in full control of their station databases, allowing on-the-fly additions, deletions and modifications in several different categories including Physical Stations, Data Stations, Airports, NDBs and VORs.

Find Weather
Scan the world and quickly find any kind of conditions you are looking for.

Direct Wind Control, Visibility Graduation, and Smoothing
Using exclusive Direct Wind Control techniques, we have achieved accurate control and smoothing of the wind, temperature and visibility - When enabled, you’ll have an environment with little to no wind shifts, accurate direction and speed, and smooth visibility graduation and transitions.

Vertical Air Simulation Technology
Realistic up and downdrafts as well as thermals and ridge lift are simulated automatically throughout your flight - Manually configure your own thermals at any time.

Many Additional Features
High-fidelity wake turbulence simulation, historical weather data for the past 3 years, private weather data network access, near limitless options and first-class customer support are just some of additional features that make Active Sky 2012 a great value.

\"So, for a conclusion here. I like the program, and how easy to use it is. I absolutely love how it sends accurate weather to FSX. And generally the textures aren’t bad at all. On the other hand, I’m definitely not impressed with the replacement airport textures. And there’s another thing I don’t like: the price. Active Sky 2012 currently retails for €59.49 on SimMarket. This is quite a steep price, no matter how good the program is. But with one add-on doing both weather and replacement textures, you get quite some bang for your bucks. Looking at it objectively, I think Active Sky 2012 is worth it’s price. But that doesn’t change that fact that €60 is a lot of money. On that note, if you plan on buying AS2012 for the textures only, there are better (and cheaper) products that are better known and longer established in that department. The real power of AS2012 lies in the weather, and in combining weather with relevant textures.
That said, when taking all features into account, Active Sky 2012 is a very good product, one which I can truly recommend to all FSX users who like flying in something else than clear skies.\"

Microsoft Flight Simulator X (deluxe version required for networked
configuration) with Service Pack 1 or 2 (free download from http://www.fsinsider.com Acceleration includes Service Pack 2 or Prepar3D

Internet Explorer

Pentium 2GHZ processor or better

1GB RAM or better

25GB free hard drive space

Internet connection for online mode and manual wx file downloads

Sound card for voice features

Note: Requires online activation in order to use online features. Only
one computer may access online features per license purchased. If you need
multiple computers that require online access, one license per machine/user
must be purchased.